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retain dressings upon the head. 8. Four-tailed, of the 

 head, a piece of cloth eight inches wide and long 

 enough to pass over the head and under the chin, is 

 torn from either end to within three or four inches of 

 the middle. The body of the bandage is placed on the 

 top of the head, the posterior ends are tied under the 

 chin, and the two anterior ends carried backward and 

 tied at the nape of the neck. 9. Gibson 's, for the body 

 of the lower jaw, to support the parts in fracture. IO. 

 Rhea Barton 1 s, for the same purpose. II. Capeline 

 or J/itra Hippocratis ; made by a double-headed roller 

 (one which is rolled from each end, the two heads 

 lying on the same side of the bandage and being of 

 equal size). One roll being taken in each hand, the 

 intervening strip is applied low down over the center 

 of the forehead, and the bandage unrolled on either 

 side until the two heads meet posteriorly below the 

 occipital protuberance. From this point the two 

 rollers are applied in different directions, one passing 

 continuously around the head in a circle, the other 

 forward and backward over the cranium until the latter 

 is entirely covered. 12. Galen's six-tailed bandage; 

 the bandage is so arranged that it has three strips at 

 each end. The middle portion is placed on the crown 

 of the head, the anterior ends are tied at the back of the 

 neck, the middle under the chin, and the posterior at 

 the forehead. 13. Garretson's, a bandage for the lower 

 jaw. passing above the forehead and back again to 

 cross under the occiput, and finally ending in front of the 

 chin. 14. Pressure-bandage, an eye-bandage applied 

 with a considerable degree of firmness in order to 

 afford pressure. 15. Protective-bandage, a bandage 

 for the eye. lightly applied. 16. Hamilton 's, a form 

 of compound bandage for the lower jaw, consisting 

 mainly of a firm leather strap to support the jaw. 17. 

 LiebreicfC s, a variety of bandage for the eye, made 

 from a knitted-cotton band. 18. Thillaye's, a com- 

 pound bandage for joining the edges of the wounds 

 in hare-lip operation. Of Bandages of the trunk 

 there are: I. Circular, of the neck. 2. Figure-of-8, 

 of the neck and axilla, to retain dressings upon the 

 shoulder or in the axilla. 3. Anterior figure-of-8, of 

 chest, to draw the shoulder forward and to retain 

 dressings on the anterior surface of the chest. 4. Pos- 

 terior figure-of-8 , of chest, to draw the shoulders back 

 in fractured clavicle, or to retain dressings on the 

 posterior surface of the chest. 5. Crossed, of one or 

 both breasts, to support the breasts in excessive lacta- 

 tion or in mammary disease. 6. Spica, of shoulder, to 

 retain the head of the humerus in place after disloca- 

 tion. 7. Spiral, of the chest, to make compression in 

 fracture of the sternum or ribs. 8. Circular, of the 

 abdomen, to support the abdominal walls. 9. Spiral, 

 of the abdomen, to compress the abdominal walls or to 

 retain dressings. 10. Spica, of one or both groins, to 

 compress groin or retain dressings. II. Spiral reverse, 

 of the penis, to retain dressings upon this organ. 

 The Bandages of the arm are: I. Circular, of the 

 wrist. 2. Figure-of-8, of wrist, to compress the joint 

 or retain dressings. 3. Figure-of-8 , of elbow. 4. 

 Circular, of arm or forearm. 5. Oblique, of arm or 

 forearm. 6. Spiral, of arm, to retain dressings. 7. 

 Spiral reverse, of upper extremity, to support the arm 

 in dislocations, fractures, etc. 8. Velpeau's, used to 

 support the arm in fracture of the clavicle, the neck, 

 or acromial process of the scapula. The hand of the 

 injured side being placed on the sound shoulder, an 

 oblique turn is made from the axilla of the sound side, 

 across the back of the chest to the opposite shoulder, 

 covering the fracture, down under the elbow in front 

 to axiha of the sound side, then across the back over 

 the cutside of the point of the elbow to the axilla of 



the sound side, thus continuing the oblique and cir- 

 cular turns alternately and advancing over the arm till 

 it is held firmly. 9. Desaulfs Apparatus, consists 

 of an axillary pad held by tapes about the neck, a 

 sling for the hand, and two single-headed rollers. The 

 forearm is placed at right angles with the humerus, held 

 in place by many circular and oblique turns about the 

 shoulder and body. 10. Boyer's, a form of apparatus 

 consisting of a chest-belt, an arm -belt, and an axil- 

 lary pad. It is used in treating fractured clavicles. 

 The Bandages of the hand are: 1. Spiral, of the- 

 finger. 2. Spiral, of all the fingers, or gauntlet. 3. 

 Spiral, of palm, or demi-gauntlet . 4. Spica, of thumb. 

 All the bandages of the hand are used in cases of frac- 

 ture or to retain dressings. The Bandages of the 

 lower extremity are: I. Figure-of-8, of ankle, to 

 cover the part or retain dressings. 2. Figure-of-8 , of 

 knee, to cover the part or compress it. 3. Figure-of 

 8, of thighs, to compress the part after wounds or 

 operations. 4. Spica, of instep, to compress the parts. 

 5. Spiral i-everse, of -whole lower extremity, to support 

 the limb after fracture, etc. 6. Baynton's, a series 

 of straps of adhesive plaster used in the treatment of 

 chronic leg ulcers. 7. Pibbail's, a spica bandage of 

 the foot. B., Genga's. See B., Theden's. B., 

 Heliodorus's. The T-bandage. B., Hippocrates'. 

 See B., Capeline. B., Hueter's, a spica bandage for 

 the perineum. B., Langier's, a many-tailed paper 

 bandage. B., Larrey's, a form of many-tailed band- 

 age, the edges being glued together. B., Maison- 

 neuve's, a variety of Plaster-of- Paris bandage, formed 

 from cloths folded, these being supported by other 

 bandages. B. of the Poor. See Galen's Bandage. 

 B., Recurrent, for stumps, is used after amputations, 

 to support the flaps. B., Richet's, a form of Plaster- 

 of-Paris bandage to which a small amount of gelatin 

 has been added. B. of Scultetus, a compound 

 bandage, similar to a spiral reverse in appearance and 

 action, used in compound fractures, so that the short 

 pieces of which it is composed may be removed with- 

 out motion of the limb. T-Bandages are compound, 

 and resemble that letter ; the menstrual napkin is an 

 example. B., Theden's, a form of roller bandage 

 applied from below upward over a graduated com- 

 press, to control hemorrhage from a limb. See Hand- 

 kerch ief Dressing. 



Bandager (ban'-da-jer) [Fr., bande, a strip]. One 

 skilled in the application of bandages. See Dresser. 



Bandagist (ban' '-da-jist) [Fr., bande a strip] . A maker 

 of trusses, bandages, and other surgical appliances to 

 be worn upon the person. 



Banded Hair (ban'-ded har). See Pinged Hair. 



Bandl, Operation of. See Operations, Table of. B., 

 Ring of, the superior limit of the cervical canal, in 

 pregnancy at a level with the pelvic inlet, marking the 

 boundary between the lower uterine segment and the 

 rest of the uterus. It is about six inches above the os 

 externum. 



Bandolin (ban' -do-lin) [origin uncertain]. A mucilage 

 made usually of quince-seeds, or of gum-tragacanth, 

 used mainly as a paste for confining the hair and making 

 it lustrous ; it is called also fixature. See Cydonium. 



Bandy Leg (ban' -de leg). Bow-leg, q. v. 



Baneberry (bdn'-ber-e) . See Actcea. 



Bang, Bhang, or Bangue (bang). See Cannabis indica. 



Banian (ban'-yan) [Ar. , banyan, a trader]. A South 

 Asiatic fig-tree, Ficus bengalensis, remarkable for the 

 development of roots and secondary trunks from its 

 branches. Its juice is antodontalgic ; the bark and 

 seeds tonic, diuretic, and antipyretic. Unof. 



Banks's Operations. See Operations , Table of 



Banting Treatment. See Treatment, Afethods of. 



